Episode 271 - Barry Rothbart talks about comedy in the 2010s

About this episode

Barry Rothbart discusses his new podcast and his long history of comedy with Brooks Wheelan.

Barry Rothbart (Wolf of Wall street/stand up comic/Brooks' neighbor for a long time) talks about his new podcast "Searching for Allan Rothbart." Brooks and Barry also talk about doing comedy together for almost 20 years. Check out Barry's new podcast: https://www.audible.com/pd/Searching-for-Allan-Rothbart-Audiobook/B0FH5LVKYC?srsltid=AfmBOoo2uY0fe5y6-4Bj9q6LqdiJlI6rEQCWATfu0ysqS55-MxvcjQ0x See Brooks live on tour: brookswheelan.com/dates

People in this episode

Host: Brooks Wheelan

Guest: Barry Rothbart

Topics covered

• comedy
• podcasting
• entertainment
• personal stories
• stand-up

Keywords

• Barry Rothbart
• Brooks Wheelan
• comedy
• podcast
• entertainment
• stand-up
• Wolf of Wall Street

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Audible

Books & works: Searching for Allan Rothbart, Wolf of Wall Street

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